VONNE (Voluntary Organisations' Network North East)
Women's Project Support Worker
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Contract Type: Fixed term
Role Type: Employment
Hours: Part time
Application deadline: Sunday, September 6, 2026 - 23:59
Based: South Tyneside
Salary: £28,000 Pro Rata
Salary Type: Fixed Salary
Location: Tyne and Wear
Role description: Officer
The Support Worker plays a crucial role in empowering our female companions to achieve their full potential, supporting independence, and supporting their journey back into independent living and volunteering or employment.
Working closely with the Community Manager, Women's Project Practitioner and staff team, the Support Worker ensures female companions receive specialised structured, person-centred support through dedicated support plans, daily interactions, project activities and community involvement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assisting female companions with personal growth
- Identifying and addressing training or development needs
- Providing support for emotional challenges or addictions by connecting them with relevant services
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In this role you will work alongside female companions in all aspects of Social Enterprise and activities to ensure an understanding of the companion and social enterprises so that training and personal development plans can be effectively designed.
The role also involves maintaining accurate records, assessing referrals, conducting inductions, and contributing to a positive, cohesive community environment.
This position requires strong communication and administrative skills, the ability to build trusting relationships with companions, experience of working with females who have experienced domestic abuse, and a commitment to maintaining high standards of care and professionalism within the Emmaus North East ethos.
You will also be expected to maintain and develop good local community relationships, partnerships and liaise with other relevant outside agencies.
Emmaus North East is a specialised service and this project is aimed at supporting those females experiencing homelessness within the North East of England. It focuses on providing tailored interventions that help them access safe accommodation, address underlying issues contributing to homelessness, and build pathways to independence.
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All roles at Emmaus North East are subject to DBS checks and require a commitment to safeguarding and professional boundaries.
How To Apply
Please review the pack for the job description and person specification and then send your CV and an optional covering letter to anne.iqbal@emmaus-northeast.org.uk
If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact us at the same email address: anne.iqbal@emmaus-northeast.org.uk
Please Note: Due to the nature of this role and the needs of the women we support, this position is open to female applicants only, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 (Genuine Occupational Requirement).
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